PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences ISSN 2454-5899 Available Online at: http://grdspublishing.org/ 218 Cottle & Thapa, 2017 Volume 3 Issue 3, pp.218-238 Year of Publication: 2017 DOI- https://dx.doi.org/10.20319/pijss.2017.32.218238 This paper can be cited as: Cottle, D., & Thapa, S. (2017). The Role of Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Peace Building: Nepal. People: International Journal of Social Sciences, 3(3), 218-238. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA. THE ROLE OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION IN PEACE BUILDING: NEPAL Drew Cottle Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia d.cottle@westernsydney.edu.au Sunil Thapa Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia max_thapa2005@yahoo.com Abstract The ten-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal ended in 2006 with Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA). A Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was established to address the human rights violations including societal impacts which occurred during the insurgency and to bring justice to its victims and perpetrators. Hence, this paper explores the role of the TRC in facilitating and establishing peace by analysing and comparing similar TRCs’ operations in South Africa, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. For this, the study utilizes primary information data collection methods and content analysis to critically examine the role of TRCs in the peace process. It identifies the key achievements of these previous TRCs and recommends ‘6R’ measures to Nepali TRC for justice and peace establishment in Nepal. Key words: Maoist Insurgency, TRC, Peace Building, „6R‟ 1. Introduction A decade long Maoist insurgency in Nepal between 1996 and 2006 was ended with a comprehensive peace accord (CPA) on 21 November 2006 between the Maoists and the